Army aviation charts new course as it grapples with surprise cuts
Army aviation leaders are working on options to transform the force within budget constraints and in line with recent Army and Pentagon directives.
By Jen Judson
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Army halts tactical UAS competition without clear plan forward
As the Army looks to do away with its current pursuit of a future tactical drone, the plan to fill the mission is murky.
By Jen Judson
NATO’s ‘startup’ charts a bold future in maritime unmanned systems
NATO is continuing its effort to accelerate maritime unmanned systems into the its arsenal to patrol the vast swaths of ocean as well as offset evolving threats.
By Michael D. Brasseur, Rob Murray and Sean Trevethan
Pandemic not slowing Army plans to field enduring indirect fires protection capability
The Army conducted a virtual industry day to keep its program to field an indirect fires protection capability moving forward amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Jen Judson
Scorpion and Vector offer fixed wings, rotors, and flexibility
New drone pair brings a 'why not both?' sensibility to design.
By Kelsey D. Atherton
Turkey’s TAI sells six Anka-S drones to Tunisia
Turkish procurement officials say TAI had been awaiting a deal with the Tunisian government for more than a year to sell its Anka-S drone.
Northrop offers Triton drones to Australia, as US budget request pauses orders
Faced with a possible two-year production pause in the wake of the Trump administratoin’s fiscal 2021 budget request, Northrop Grumman is offering to accelerate MQ-4C Triton drone production for Australia.
Israeli firm sells over 150 drones to European country
Bluebird Aero Systems has sold more than 150 vertical-takeoff-and-landing drones to an unnamed European country in a deal said to be worth “tens of millions of euros.”
Rafael’s Drone Dome intercepts multiple drones with lasers
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems recently tested its counter-UAS system Drone Dome, during which the system identified and intercepted moving targets using a high-powered laser beam.
British Defence Ministry reveals why a drone program now costs $427M extra
The British Defence Ministry’s top civilian has identified in a letter to lawmakers the main reason why a drone acquisition program has experienced a near 40 percent hike in costs.
What did the Air Force learn from a pigeon-feathered drone?
Researchers at Stanford explored the mechanics of bird feathers using a drone.
By Kelsey D. Atherton
General Atomics demos Gray Eagle’s role in multidomain ops
General Atomics is demonstrating the Gray Eagle drone's utility in multidomain operations.
By Jen Judson